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Feb. 22, 1938. W ENNED 2,109,354

TURNSTILE Filed Oct. 21, 19,55 6- Sheets-Sheet 1 fizs ATTORNEY.

I Feb. 22, 1938. w. J. KENNEDY T-URNSTILE Filed oct. 21, I935 6' Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR.

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TURNSTILE Filed Oct. 21, 1935 6 Sheets-Sheet 3 0 Tones LEVQL m; we 4,

H2 TOKEN LEVEL ZONE 2.

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Wz'zziam f kenne iy M ATTORNEY.

1938- W; J. KENNEDY 2,109,354

TURN-STILE F iled Oct. 21, 1955 e Sheets-Sheet 4 NICKEL LEVEL D! ME LEVE INVENTOR.

Wz'iiam I Kennedy 4% M WZZ h i ATTORNEY.

Feb. 22,, 19380 w. J. KENNEDY 2,109,354

' TURNSTILE I Filed 061?. 21, 1935 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR.

W? Mam I Kennedy ATTORNEY.

Feb. 22, 1938 w. Jf KENNEDY TURNSTILE Filed Oct. 21, 1935 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 I INVENTOR. WZZa/n .7. /(e

BY 04% MW /I$ ATTORNEY.

Patented Feb. 22, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 3 Claims.

My present invention relates to turnstiles and more particularly concerns a device of this character which is primarily adapted to be employed in fare zone transportation systems as utilized 5 by railroad, bus and street car operating companies. The apparatus, however, is secondarily capable of use in a. stationary location for controlling admission of people for a predetermined fee, or fare, to railroad stations, theatres and to any and all such places where the same may advantageously be employed. My herein desclosed invention is preferably adapted to be employed in connection with the specific type of turnstile, or gate, shown in my pending application, Se-

rial No. 39,205, it being understood, however, that the same is not to be limited in its scope by this desired association.

The primary object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of this nature, which will register, or count, as well as indicate to the passenger and operator the correct fare to be paid before exit is made from the bus, or car, traveling in a fare zone system of transportation. The device eliminates the use of tickets upon which the starting and finishing points of travel of the passenger have to be designated, and insures the collection of the right fare from the passenger at all times. It also affords the transportation company, or user of the device, positive check upon the amount of fares collected over the period of a trip, or other desired interval, for which the operator of the device must account.

Another object of the invention is to include, in combination with the turnstile, a token, or

5 coin dispensing mechanism, so that each passenger entering through the turnstile will receive one of the same to be subsequently utilized in affording exit from the vehicle. This mechanism provides coins, or tokens, of different di- 40 ameters for each of the zones of the transportation system, and the turnstile operating mecha nism is constructed to receive all of the tokens, or coins, dispensed to the passengers.

A further object is to provide for the regulation of the above mechanisms so that the operator of the turnstile can simultaneously set both of the same to function correctly when the bus, or car, passes from one fare zone into the next zone.

to Another object is to provide automatically operative means for returning the fare indicators to an off position before the completion of the operation of the mechanism by the following passenger exiting through the turnstile.

55, The invention also contemplates the provision of a mechanism for selecting and separating the variously sized turnstile operating coins, or tokens, so that after the same are utilized by the passengers, they are automatically returned to the proper magazines from which they were dis- 5 pensed.

Another object of the invention is to construct a coin operated turnstile mechanism adapted to separately receive a plurality of variously sized coins, for example, a transfer token, slightly 10 larger than a nickel, a nickel, a penny and a dime, and to automatically register or count each of the same independently, as they are utilized by the passengers in the operation of the device. 15

A further object is to provide a turnstile mechanism, which facilitates a double movement of the same when a passenger inserts a dime, or a token equivalent of a dime, in the device, so that two persons may be admitted through the turn- 20 stile by the single coin, or token, insertion.

Another object is to provide means to indicate to the operator of the turnstile when the same has been actuated by the insertion, in the mechanism, of a penny. Similar means are also utilized to indicate the use of a transfer token in operating the device.

The invention also includes other objects, advantages and novel features of construction and arrangement hereinafter more particularly re- 30 ferred to in connection with the detail description of the illustrated embodiment of the same in the accompanying drawings.

Referring to the drawings:

Fig. l is a side elevation showing the turnstile 3 apparatus constructed in accordance with the present invention in assembled relation.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the apparatus as illus trated in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a detail elevation of a portion of the indicating and counting mechanism of the device.

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail front elevation showing the construction of the coin, or token, receiving rotor, and, also, illustrating the mechanism for selecting and separating the coins, or tokens, so that the same are returned to the proper dispensing magazine.

Fig. 5 is a detail plan view of the portion of the turnstile apparatus shown in Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a detail perspective view of the stator member utilized in the construction in association with the token, or coin, receiving rotor.

Fig. '7 is a detail perspective view of the fare indicators showing the method for yieldingly securing the same in an actuated, or on, position.

Fig. 8 is a side elevation of a modified form of the herein disclosed inventive conception.

Fig. 9 is a plan view of the lower portion of the mechanism illustrated in Fig. 8, and

Fig. 10 is a sectional View taken on lines 8-43, Fig. 8.

With particular reference to Figs. 1 to '7, inclusive, of the drawings, the turnstile apparatus constructed along the lines of the present inventive conception includes a revoluble member 20, having turnstile arms 2| extending therefrom, and also provides a fixed housing 22, situated, as shown, above the revoluble part of the device. This portion of the apparatus is shown by preference, the same being described and illustrated in detail in my pending application, Serial #39205. The fixed housing member 22 partially incloses the revoluble arms of the turnstile and is mounted in a secured position upon the cus tomary base or foundation, not herein shown, the apparatus being placed in a desired location for controlling the entrance and exit of persons passing therethrough.

A plate, or disk, 23, suitably fixed in position upon the top of the revoluble arm containing portion 20 of the turnstile, is constructed to include a centrally located extension member 24, which has a bevel gear 25 mounted upon the same. Member 24 passes through an opening in the fixed housing Wall 22 and supports the bevel gear 25 above the housing. Plate 23 further contains a plurality of equidistantly spaced stops 25 on its upper surface, the number of the stops in this instance being four to correspond with the number of operations of the turnstile arm rotor necessary to complete one revolution of the apparatus. It will be understood that the passage of one person through the turnstile will cause, through movement of the revoluble member 24 a corresponding motion of the bevel gear 25, which turns through a degree are or quarter of a revolution.

In association with the bevel gear 25, I provide meshing gears 2'! and 28, which freely turn on a split shaft 29. The shaft is journaled in suitable bearing members 30 and 3| located upon the fixed housing member 22. The central part of the shaft 29 is constructed to comprise a rotatable joining connection for the respective unitary end portions of the same, as indicated at 32. A ratchet 33 integrally extends from gear 21 and operates in conjunction with a ratchet sleeve 34 slidably mounted on the shaft 29. A pin 35 secured to the shaft operates in a longitudinally extending groove 36 in the sleeve member 34. Spring 3'! is situated in association with these parts to maintain the ratchet sleeve 34 in a yieldingly engaging position with relation to ratchet 33. The gear 28 includes a ratchet 38 secured thereto functioning in association with a slidably mounted ratchet sleeve 39. Pin 40 fixed to shaft 29 is situated within a groove 4| in the ratchet sleeve 39. A pivotally mounted bifurcated member 62 yieldingly maintain the ratchet sleeve 39 in engagement with the ratchet gear 28 through means of a spring 43. Cranks 44 and 45 are situated on the respective ends of the shaft 29 adjacent in relationship to the bearing members 36 and 3!. Both cranks are constructed to include ratchet teeth about their circumferential portions, which, in connection with pawls 46 and 41 respectively, prevent the cranks from rotating in other than a clockwise direction.

The mechanism in this form of the invention is designed to permit the free entrance of passengers, or persons, through the turnstile and to simultaneously function to dispense to the entering persons a turnstile operating token, or coin. The mechanism for accomplishing this purpose of the invention includes a plurality of token magazines, or containers, designated in the drawings at 48, 49, 5E! and 5|. As herein shown, the apparatus is intended to operate in a zone fare transportation system of four zones, the diameters of the tokens in each of the zones being different, it being understood, however, that the number of zones chosen is purely arbitrary and that the invention is, consequently, not limited to any particular number of zones. The apparatus is constructed to dispense one size token in each of the zones of the system and, as shown in the drawings, Figs. 1 and 2, the same is in a position to dispense the token utilized in zone 4, which, in this instance, is the largest token. Further, each of the token holders 48, 49, 50 and 5| is provided with a reciprocating slide piece 52 for dispensing the tokens one at a time. A spring 53 is employed to normally maintain each of the slide pieces 52 in an inoperative position. The forward part of the apparatus, adjacent the persons operating the turnstile, is formed in the manner of a token receiver 54 into which the tokens fall as the same are dispensed from the magazines. The magazines proper are mounted upon the upper portion of the receiver 54, so that the tokens drop into the same by action of gravity.

The dispensing mechanism also comprises a square shaft 55, the respective ends of which are rotatably secured in bearing members 58 and 5'5 fixed upon the housing 22. This shaft extends in parallel relation to the token magazines 43, 49, 58 and BI and is situated below the protruding slide pieces 52 for each of the same. A con necting rod 58 pivotally unites the crank 45 to a lever 59 located in a fixed position on the shaft 55. An ejector finger 60 is slidably arranged on the square shaft 55, the finger in the operation of the mechanism moving in a direction to urge one of the respective slide pieces 52, in this instance the token dispensing member located on magazine 5!, so that a token drops into the receiver 54. In order to control the position of the finger 60 with relation to the shaft 55, I provide a zone dial 8| having indicated thereon the respective zones of the system, which are preferably numbered and termed zones l, 2, 3 and 4, for purposes of description. The zone dial is rotatably mounted on a shaft 62 journaled in a suitable manner in the frame work constituting the side housing of the apparatus, and includes a bevel gear 63 on the end of the same. A spring controlled pawl 63, similarly situated with relation to the housing, maintains the dial indicator 6] in a fixed position at one of the zone designations, the same being shown in this instance at zone 4, Fig. 1. A vertical shaft 64 journaled in the housing member 22 has a gear 5 meshing with gear 63. An extending bifurcated end member 66 is mounted in a fixed position on shaft 64, the bifurcated portion of the same loosely engaging a pin 61, Fig. 2, located on the bottom of the ejector finger 50. By movement of the dial 6|, under the influence of the operator of the mecchanism, the extending member 6'6 turns to actuate the ejector finger and move the same along the square shaft 55 to secure it in a movable position with relation to the 75 proper token magazine for the token to be dispensed in the given zone.

The turnstile token receiving, fare indicating and counting, token separating, and the unlocking mechanisms are situated on a platform located above the dispensing mechanism heretofore described. The platform upon which the above mechanisms are contained is designated in the drawings at 68, the same being suitably mounted in a horizontal plane on the frame work enclosing the device extending from the fixed housing 22.

The connections to the above mechanisms are through crank 44 and include a connecting rod 69 pivotally secured thereto. An indicator returning finger I0 is provided in a central position along the rod 69, the opposite end of the rod being pivotally joined to a bell crank lever II situated upon a shaft located in the housing 22. Connecting levers I2 and I3 join the bell crank H to a vertical shaft I4 rotatably secured between the platform 88 and housing 22, this shaft being adapted to move. a token receiving rotor I5 situated in the portion of the mechanism above the platform 68.

With particular reference to Figs. 1 and 4, the construction of the rotor member I5 comprises a central vertical token receiving slot indicated at I6. The rotor member moves with relation to a semicircular stator element 11, in Fig. 6, the inner face of which defines one of the limiting positions for the edge of the tokens used in the apparatus. The slot IS in the rotor is open adjacent to the stator member 11. The opposite side of the slot I8 to the stator is formed by a gauge plate designated at I8, which, in association with the stator, determines the position which each of the tokens will drop to in the rotor slot. Inasmuch as, for the purpose of the present disclosure, I have adapted the apparatus to function with four differently sized tokens, the gauge plate I8 is fitted accordingly to secure the tokens in the rotor during operation in a position adjacent to one of the four horizontal slots in the stator member II, as indicated in the drawings at I9, Fig. 6. From the foregoing, it will be understood that the tokens inserted by the passengers, operating the turnstile, in a coin chute located on the casing enclosure for the apparatus, will find their proper positions, by gravity, within the rotor during the functioning of the mechanism.

Rotor I5 is further constructed to include a plurality of internally extending slots 8| adjacent to slots I9 in the stator element, in assembled relation. The rotor slots 8| have upwardly pro jecting notches as indicated at 82, the purpose of which will be hereinafter more particularly described. A token, or coin, shelf 83 is situated on the stator element 11, the same having an upright end portion 84 defining a limiting position for the movement of the rotor I5. A slot 85 is located in the rotor for receiving the stationary token shelf 83. Another slot 88 is situated in the rotor in the position that the tokens are held in when the same are upon the shelf 83. An unlocking finger 81 operates within the slot 86 of the rotor as hereinafter pointed out. The rotor further comprises a guard 88 for dirooting the tokens placed in the chute 80 into the token receiving rotor slot I6. A plate 89, integrally connected to the rotor, closes the chute 80 during the operation of the device and insures that only one token be used at a time by the persons operating the turnstile. As the I0- tor I5 moves by operation of the turnstile, the plate 89 closes the chute 80, so that, until the movement is completed, no further tokens can operatively effect the mechanism.

In association with the rotor and stator of the token receiving mechanism, I employ four pivotally mounted fingers 90 for the variously sized tokens used in the apparatus. The fingers are movably secured, one upon the other, in spaced vertical relationship upon a shaft, which is located in the platform 68 of the device. The fingers are, furthermore, yieldingly secured by springs 9| so that their extension pieces 92 pass through the stator slots I9 and rotor slots 8|. There is one finger for each of the four contiguous stator and rotor slots in the mechanism. The length of the respective fingers adapted to operate in association with the tokens in the rotor I5 are altered, the finger working with the largest token having the shortest operative length, and correspondingly, the finger associated with the smallest token having the longest operative length. The token operative length of the fingers is determined by means of a slot 93 in the interior surface of the same, the tokens being adapted to slide along the fingers until this point is reached. A lug 94, on the end of each of the token operating parts of the fingers adjoining the slots 93, fits within the rotor notches 82 when the same correspond as is the case in an inoperative position. This construction of the apparatus constitutes the token separating mechanism as illustrated in detail in Figs. 4 and 6. Token chutes are located in a manner to return the tokens to the proper magazine, the receiving end of the chutes being situated directly under the rotor I5, Fig. 5. In the operation of the device, the extension pieces 92 of the fingers 90 function in association with the rotor to momentarily stop the rotor when the token is in a proper position to be released, so that it may drop by gravity into the correct chute.

The unlocking mechanism for the apparatus comprises finger 81, which is mounted in a fixed position on a shaft 99 journaled in the platform 68 and stationary housing 22. Lever 9'I, fixed to shaft 96, is pivotally connected to an unlocking pawl 98, through means of a slotted rod 99. The pawl 98 has a separate pivotal connection to a suitable shaft located in the housing 22 as indicated at I09 and is yieldingly secured in a looking position with relation to the stops 26 on the revoluble turnstile member 20 by means of a spring IOI. Pawl 98 extends through an opening in the housing member 22 and operates to prevent the rotation of the turnstile in a counterclockwise direction, Fig. 2. When the turnstile is moved in a clockwise direction, the stops 26 urge the pawl out of the way against the action of the spring I9! The selecting mechanism for indicating and counting the correct fares of the passengers is formed by pivotally mounted arm members I02 and I03 with a connecting link I94 joining the end portions of the same. The arms are movably secured to the frame work of the apparatus as indicated at I95 and I95. The position of the arm I 02 and I93, and link I94, with relation to the token receiving mechanism, is controlled by the operator of the device through the dial BI by means of a lever I91, secured to dial shaft 62, and a pivotal connecting link I98 joining arm I03 with the lever I91. A plurality of pins I09 are located on the link I94, the same movably retaining therebetween a number of arms I I0. In the mechanism as shown, there is an arm H0 for each of the fingers of the token receiving mechanism, which in this instance is four. The arms tit are adapted to be pivotally mounted indicated. at HI to a swivel connection H2 situated on the end portion of each of the fingers St. The opposite ends of the arms Ill! are free, the same being constructed to include a right angle gripping finger indicated at H3.

A shaft il l secured between the side walls of the apparatus as designated at I I5 and I I 6 serves as a mounting for a plurality of fare indicators Ml upon which they are rotatably secured. The fare indicators Ill include designations of the F amount of fare payable by the passenger exiting through the turnstile, the same appearing through an opening through the housing for the apparatus shown at H8, so as to be visible to both the operator and the passenger. As indicated in the drawings, the fare indicator ill, for a five cent fare, is shown in a visible position. Inasmuch as there are four zones in the presently described system, separate fare indicators i ll, corresponding in number to the zones, are employed, the indicators having five cent, ten cent, fifteen cent and twenty cent denominations, respectively. Each of the fare indicators are connected through means of a link H9 to a counting mechanism of the customary construction. The counting mechanisms are mounted one upon the other on the platform 68, the dials for the counters being open for the operators in spection. The twenty cent fare indicator is connected to counter mechanism IZQ, the fifteen cent fare indicator being likewise connected to counter 52!. In a similar manner, fare indicators of the ten and five cent denominations are connected to counter mechanisms E22 and 523, respectively. Extending to the opposite side of the indicators to the counters are integral arms 52 1, which contain perpendicular end pieces I25 adapted to operate in association with the arms tit of the selector mechanism heretofore described. The arms I24 extend from their respective fare indicators at different relative elevations, the arm for the five cent indicator being most elevated, and the arm for the twenty cent indicator being lowest in position, the others varying between the limiting positions shown. By changing the position of the dial 6!, the operator controls the number of indicators which come under the influence of the arms MB. In the position shown in Fig. l, the dial is set for zone and in this zone all of the finger operated arms ii!) are in a position to function through operation of the token receiving mechanism. With reference to Fig. 3, the same mechanism is illustrated set in a position for operation in zone i, in which instance only the lowermost arm it!) is in a position to move the fare indicator into an observable position. From the foregoing, it will be understood that in zone 2, the mechanism is set so that the lower two of the arms 535 are in an operative position with relation to the indicators, and in zone 3, the lower three are set in a similar position.

The fare indicator returning mechanism, in association with the finger 10 on the connecting rod 553 of the device, includes a sleeve l26, rotatably mounted on shaft H4, having an arm l2? extending therefrom to the position with relation to the finger indicated in Fig. 1. A return arm 528 projects from the sleeve I26 to a forward position above the pivotal axis Id of the fare indicators ill. A stop I29 and spring I30 normally maintain the arm I21 of the mechanism in a yieldingly inoperative position. Each of the fare indicators have an extension piece it! including a pin E32 which engages a yieldingly, pivotally mounted arm I33, having a notched portion 134 for receiving the pin, which secures the indicators in an operated visible position until the next passenger passes through the turnstile.

The regulation of the turnstile apparatus is controlled by the operator of the vehicle traveling in the four fare zone transportation system. In the first zone, the dial indicator is set for zone I, so that the bifurcated member 66 positions the ejector finger 60 adjacent to the slide piece 52 of the token magazine 48, which contains the smallest diameter tokens. As the passengers enter the vehicle through the turnstile, the revoluble member 20 is urged in a clockwise direction, as indicated by the arrow in Fig. 2 having the designation In. When the apparatus is actuated in this direction, the stops 25 move the locking pawl 98 against the action of the spring ill! to permit the passengers to enter through the turnstile. The operator, in setting the zone dial, simultaneously controls the token dispensing mechanism and the selector fare indicating mechanism so that the apparatus will function properly in the given zone. As the passengers enter in this zone, the bevel gear 25 is actuated a quarter of a revolution by each person, the direction of rotation being clockwise. For each quarter turn of the gear 25, the meshing gears therewith 27 and 28 are adapted to complete an entire revolutionv For the considered movement, bevel gear 2? will rotate in a direction such that the ratchet 33 of the same will slip over the meshing ratchet sleeve 34, compressing the sleeve against spring 3?. In this manner, crank 14 remains motionless during the operation of the turnstile by incoming passengers. On the other hand, bevel gear 28 rotates in con junction with ratchet sleeve 39, the ratchet 38 firmly gripping the same, to transmit the rotary movement of the gear through pin 45 to shaft 29 to urge the crank 45 through a complete revolution in a clockwise direction. By means of the connecting rod 58 and lever 59, the shaft 55 is moved so that the ejector finger 6i operates the slide piece 52 associated with magazine 48 to cause one of the tokens situated therein to drop into the receiver 5d. The same operation takes place in each of the zones, the finger 6i) being positioned to eject the proper token for the given zone. It will be understood that each person entering the vehicle through the turnstile in zone 1 will be vended a token, issuing from magazine :35, which is the smallest token, and in zone 2 the apparatus will be set by the operator to vend, or dispense, the next sized token situated in magazine 49. Also the token in magazine 55! will be dispensed in zone 3 and the largest token employed in the present system, as contained in magazine 5i, will be dispensed in zone A. As illustrated in Fig. 2, the dispensing mechanism has arbitrarily been shown in a position to dispense the token employed in zone 4 of the system.

For the present example, it is assumed that one of the passengers entering in zone l, having received the token dispensed in this zone, desires to leave the vehicle while it is still traveling in the same zone. This passenger in exiting through the turnstile places the token in the chute 8i] and the following operations take place in the mechanism. The passenger in this instance moves the turnstile arm in a counterclockwise direction indicated by the arrow designated as Out in Fig. 2. As. the

passenger moves the turnstile arms, the revoluble member 20 is moved in a corresponding direction to cause a quarter turn of the bevel gear 25. In this instance, the direction of motion of the gears has been reversed so that meshing gear 28 idles upon the shaft 29 by slipping over the yieldingly held ratchet sleeve 39 and, consequently, crank 45 remains inactive. Crank 44 is actuated by means of the gear 21, ratchet mechanism 33 and sleeve 34 through the pin 35 to move through a complete revolution. As indicated in Fig. 1, the first function of the connecting rod 69, from the crank 44, is to move the arm I21 by means of the extending indicator release finger I so that the fare indicator in an observable position is released from its securing member I33 by the arm I28. The fare indicators return to a normal inoperative position through means of the influence of the cranks of the counter mechanisms associated with the same.

The token falls by gravity to find a position on the shelf 83 of the stator member TI. The crank 44 by means of connecting rod 69 urges the bell crank device I I, which through the levers I2 and I3 exerts a rotating influence on rotor shaft I4, so that during the initial movement of the turnstile, the token in the rotor slot I6 presses against the unlocking finger 81 to permit the passengers to exit through the turnstile. This is accomplished by the movement imparted to shaft 96 from the unlocking finger B1 and, subsequently, lever 91, in association with the connecting rod 99, draws the locking pawl 98 away from the stop 26. As soon as the token receiving rotor has moved sufiiciently to pass the unlocking finger 81, the same returns immediately to a locking position through the influence of the spring IGI. The rotor continues in its forward movement, urged by the crank 44, until the token clears the shelf 83, at which time it drops by gravity into one of the finger operating positions adjacent the slots 19 in the stator TI. Tokens dispensed in zone 4 will drop to a position in alignment with the highest counting finger 90 on the stator. The levels to which the respective tokens will drop in the rotor, in a positionbetween the gauge plate I8 and stator 11, is indicated in Fig. 3 of the drawings. In the instant case, the smallest token is being utilized so that the same drops to a position in the rotor adjacent the lowermost finger 90. On the return movement of the token rotor, the edge of the coin presses the indicator finger outwardly, the same bearing upon and sliding along the side surface of the extension piece 92 of the finger situated within the stator. As this movement is taking place, the end of the finger 98, containing the swivelly connected arm III], is operating to cause an engagement of the aligned gripping finger end of the same with the indicator and counter arms I24. In zone I, the lowermost finger will be in alignment with the five cent fare indicator arm through the vertically movable arm III], the fare indicator arm being brought forward to an operative position by the engaging end of the arm IIO, so that the same may be observed through the opening H8. The fare indicators are held in position by means of the yieldable securing arm I33 until subsequently released by the next operation of the turnstile as hereinbefore described.

During the further movement of the token receiving rotor by the crank 44, the token is moved out against the extending piece of the finger 90 until the same reaches the slot 93 therein. The

rotor is momentarily held in this position by the lug 94, which abuts the rotor permitting the token to drop by gravity into the chute leading back to the magazine 48. When the token is released, the fingers 99 move to a normal position through the influence of the spring 9i, and the lug 94 takes an aligned position with the rotor notch 82 permitting the same to complete its movement. Due to the different positions of the releasing slots 93 on the respective fingers 90, the tokens are selectively returned to their proper magazines. The operation of the mechanism is then finished and the token rotor brought back to a position by the crank 44 for receiving the token of the next passenger.

A further example to explain the operation of the selective fare indicating mechanism of the apparatus could be taken as follows. With the assumption that the passenger has entered in zone 2 and has traveled into zone 4 before desiring to leave the vehicle, the following operation takes place. obtained in zone 2, from magazine 49, in the turnstile chute 80, and passes through the turnstile as heretofore described. This token drops in the receiving rotor slot to a level designated in Fig. 3 of the drawings by the notation token level zone 2. The selector arms II?) have been located by the operator in the position for zone 4 as shown in the drawings in Fig. 1. As the token urges the finger on a level with the same, outwardly during the return motion of the rotor, the arm III) in alignment with the fifteen cent indicator engages the same to move it into an observable position, the indicator simultaneously operating the counter mechanism registering the fifteen cent fare. The variable alignment of the selector arms III] with relation to the indicator arms I24 is such that the same operates with the differently sized tokens to both indicate and count the correct fare for each passenger in the vehicle as they pass through the turnstile. It will be understood that the operator must collect the fares indicated by the apparatus from the passengers before they leave the vehicle.

In connection with the form of the invention illustrated in Figs. 8, 9 and 10, the turnstile apparatus therein shown is constructed upon a fixed housing member I35, which is mounted upon a suitable pedestal, or base. The revoluble arms of the apparatus, not herein shown, the same being of the customary construction, are connected to a plate or disk element, which is adapted to rotate a quarter of a revolution as each person passes through the turnstile. The apparatus illustrated is primarily adapted for use in a two zone fare transportation system although it is also capable of employment in a single zone system or for controlling the admission of persons to and from railroad stations, theatres and like places. With particular reference to Figs. 8 and 9, the apparatus is constructed to comprise radially positioned locking stops I3'I, located on the upper surface of the revoluble turnstile disk I36. From the central portion of the disk I36, there is an upwardly extending spacer element I38 upon which a bevel gear I39 is mounted. The spacer element projects through an opening in the central portion of the housing as indicated at I40 and secures the bevel gear I39 in a freely rotatable position above the surface level of the same. Gears I4I and I42 meshing with gear I39 integrally contain ratchet elements I43 and I44 respectively, the gears and ratchet parts thereof being slid- The passenger inserts the token,

ably mounted on a shaft I45, which is provided with suitable bearing members I46 and I4? fixed in position upon the top of the housing i35. A sleeve M8, having ratchet engaging end portions indicated at M9 and I59 respectively, is slidably mounted on shaft I45 through means of a groove iii! in the sleeve and a pin 52 extending from the shaft. The sleeve also has a central circular part, reduced in diameter as indi cated at I53, which is adapted to engage a bifurcated end member I54 that has a resilient connecting piece I55 associated with the same. A crank I56 is located on shaft I45 adjacent the bearing I41.

The mechanism for permitting the operator of the apparatus to control the directional movement of the turnstile by the passengers, so that they may either enter the vehicle free of charge and exit by paying a fare, or enter by paying a fare and exit through the turnstile free, further includes pivotally mounted locking pawls '51 and I58, movable upon shafts I59 and IEE! respectively, secured in the upper portion of the housing I35. The pawls have downwardly extending pieces 56% and IE2 which operate in conjunction with the stops 3! for regulating the direction of rotation of the turnstile. Overlapping fingers I63 and Hit are located on the adjacent ends of the respective pawls I5). and I58. A plate I55, pivotally secured below the housing iii-5 as indicated at i66, provides a selecting pin i6! operating in association with pawl fingers 863 and I6 3. This part of the mechanism also includes a pin I68 engagingly secured in a slot I69 located in an unlocking lever I'lii for the turnstile apparatus. Pin 58 extends through an opening I68 in the housing i355. Lever I70 is mounted in a fixed position on a shaft i'li, which is suitably journaled in the housing Hi5.

A rod I72, pivotally mounted on the housing as indicated at H3, is joined to the opposite end of the resilient connecting piece E55 uniting this rod to the bifurcated member I54. To control the position of rod I72, sleeve M8 and locking pawls I51 and I58, I provide a pivotal lever E14 having a handle I15, which extends through a protected opening in the inclosure for the mechanism, so as to be available only to the operator of the same. A lug H5, on the lever H4, is employed in association with a notched plate Ill, so that the lever may be removably set in either of two working positions. A connecting rod I18 joins lever IN to rod I12, the pivotal joining points of the same being designated at H9 and IBEJ. Integral arms I8I and I82 are provided for the locking pawls I5? and IE8. Each of the arms have vertical pins 583 and I84, respectively, extending therefrom, which are adapted to engage the slotted ends of rods I85 and I86. Both rods i855 and E86 are pivotally joined to the rod I12 at the connection point I as. The slots for engaging the pins are indicated in the drawings at E8? and Itt. Springs I89 and I98 yieldingly secure the locking pawls in a normal operative position with respect to the stops I37. In the position of the mechanism illustrated, the handle H5 is set in a manner that the turnstile will function correctly in zone 5, that is to say, it will operate to permit passengers to enter the vehicle through the turnstile by paying a fare and allow the pas:- sengers to exit therethrough in the same fare zone free of charge. As illustrated for zone I, Fig. 9, the operator has located rod I72 in a position to yieldingly secure the ratchet sleeve I48 against the ratchet I43 of the gear MI. Pawl I58 has been moved into a temporary inoperative location against the spring I90 so that the turnstile may freely rotate in a counterclockwise direction (Fig. 9), the stops l3'l', when moving in this direction, urging pawl I51 out of the way against the action of its spring IBQ. When handle I15 is set in the second zone position by the operator, pawl I5? is moved into an inoperative location and the apparatus functions under control of pawl I58. Also, in this instance, rod I'i'i yieldingly secures sleeve M8 against the ratchet I44 associated with gear M2.

The coin, or token, receiving mechanism for the turnstile is located in an elevated position on a platform IQI, supported on brackets n92 connected to the housing member I35. Posts E93 are situated on the platform I9I, the same holding a plate I94 thereon, which serves as a bearing memher in association with the platform for rotatably retaining the shaft I95 of the coin. receiving Vertical rotor and the unlocking shaft ill in position. The slotted coin and token receiving rotor is indicated at I98, the construction of the same in conjunction with the semicylindrical stator member E91 being substantially identical to the similar parts of the device heretofore described in connection with the first form of the invention. In the present disclosure, however, the gauge plate in the rotor is designed to support a transfer token of a size slightly larger than a nickel in a position in association with the stator adjacent the highest counting finger, and correspondingly position the smaller coins, adapted for the present purpose, to be a nickel, a penny and a dime, adjacent the other counting fingers. The levels to which the respectively sized coins drop in the rotor are indicated in Fig. 8 of the drawings adjacent the pivotally mounted fingers which are of the same construction and arrangement as heretofore described except for provision of a separate mechanism for regulating the disposal of the coin, or token, after the same has been employed in operating the mechanism. In the instant case, a coin box I98, situated below the rotor, is adapted to receive all the coins, or tokens, used in the operation of the device, the same falling by gravity, from the slot in the rotor after the same has moved clear of the stator through an opening I99 in the platform Ifii.

The counting finger for the transfer token used in respectively. Springs 205, normally retain each of the fingers of the mechanism in an operative position with relation to the slotted rotor I96. The coin chute in the casing of the apparatus is illustrated in the present case at 2%. The counting mechanisms for the r spective fingers are indicated at 261, 268, 269 and 2H3. Counter 26? is pivotally connected to the token finger 200 by means of the rod 2H and likewise rods 2H2, 2I3 and 2M connect their respective counters with nickel finger 20 I, penny finger 2G2 and dime finger 203. The ends of the counting fingers 20d and 292 have hammers Z'IE and 2N5, which operate in conjunction with bells 255' and M6 mounted on the side of the device to indicate to the operator when either a transfer token, or a penny, has been used to operate the turnstile. In this form of the invention, each of the fingers for the individual coins are directly connected to the counting mechanism for the same, so that it will be understood that whatever coin is employed, the same will automatically be counted before it leaves the rotor member I96 and drops into the box I98.

With particular reference to Fig. 10, the mechanism included in the device for accommodating the use of a dime in the turnstile in order to permit two persons to enter through the same for one fare is illustrated. This construction includes a pivotally mounted arm 2 I 1 having a stop 2I8 thereon for engaging the pin, which pivotally connects the finger 203, and rod 2 I4, so that these parts may be secured in an extended operating position. Spring 2!!! normally maintains the inwardly disposed side of the arm 2I1 against the joinder pin for the finger 203 and rod 2M. A further pivotally mounted arm 226' is. employed in association with arm 2I1, this first named arm having a spring 22I on the same for permitting it to yieldingly move in a counterclockwise direction. A lug 222, located on the arm 2'20 prevents the same from moving in a clockwise direction without influencing, in turn, the rotation of the arm 2| 1 in a similar direction about its pivot point. The end of the arm 220 extends to a position to be in the path of movement of the rear edge of the rotor I96, as indicated in the drawings at 223. Also, included in this part of the mechanism there is a protruding finger piece 224 mounted on the unlocking shaft I1I. One end of this finger is adapted to momentarily engage the coin rotor I96 to permit the dime to fall by gravity, through the opening I99, into the coin box. The other end of the same forms a cam 225, which is engaged by an extending lip 226, situated to the side of the counter finger 203.

The connecting parts of the apparatus, joining the crank I56 to the rotor I96, include connecting rod 221, lever 228, shaft 229, as illustrated in Fig. 9 and lever 230, rod 23I and lever 232, which is secured to the rotor shaft I95. Crank I56 is circumferentially notched and is permitted to move in one direction only through means of the pawl 233 associated with the same.

The operation of the mechanism in zone I of the system is as follows. A passenger enters the turnstile by inserting a transfer token, or nickel, in the coin chute 206. The turnstile arms are moved a quarter of a revolution in a clockwise direction as indicated by the arrow in as shown in Fig. 9. The coin drops by gravity to a position on the shelf associated with the rotor as heretofore described. With the reversing mechanism set in the position indicated in Fig. 9, the bevel gear I39 is moved in a clockwise direction by the passenger passing through the turnstile. Gear I42 freely rotates on shaft I45. Gear I4I rotates in conjunction with ratchet I43 to move the sleeve I48 correspondingly and through pin I52 the same urges the shaft I45 to revolve the crank I56 through a complete turn. The motion of the crank is transmitted by means of rod 221, lever 228, shaft 229, lever 230, rod 23I and lever 232 to actuate the shaft I to move the coin receiving rotor I96. In the initial movement of the rotor I96, the coin therein, supported on the shelf of the stator, urges the unlocking finger 204 to cause a movement in shaft I1I, which, through lever I10, pin I68, and plate I65, which pivots about the axis I66, moves the pin I61 to pick the unlocking pawl I51 away from the stops I31 to permit the turnstile arm to be rotated by the passenger. As soon as the coin in the rotor has passed the unlocking lever 204, pawl I51 immediately returns to its normal locking position under the influence of spring I89, the rest of the unlocking mechanism moving correspondingly. After the rotor has been moved by the crank E56 so that the coin in the same clears the stator shelf, the coin drops by gravity therein to a p0sition adjacent one of the counting finger levels clearly indicated in Fig. 8 of the drawings. On the return movement of the rotor, the edge of the coin, adjacent the stator of the mechanism, urges the proper finger in an outwardly direction so that the fare is registered on either one of the counters 201, 208, 209 and 2I0 through their respective connecting rods 2, 2I2, 2I3 or 2H5. When the rotor I96 moves past the edge of the stator I91, the coin. therein drops by gravity through the opening I99 into the box I98, the finger, actuated by the coin, returning to a normal operating position with relation to the rotor under the influence of the springs 205.

In zone I, when the passengers desire to leave the vehicle, they exit through the turnstile free of charge. In going out, the turnstile is operated by the passengers in a counterclockwise direction as indicated by the designation Out in Fig. 9. The movement of the turnstile in this direction causes the stops I31 to urge the pawl I51 out of their path against the action of the spring I89 for the pawl. The bevel gear I39 rotates gear I, so that its ratchet I43 slips over the en gaging ratchet end portion I49 of the sleeve I43, the sleeve moving longitudinally along the shaft away from the ratchet I43 against the action of the resilient connecting piece I55.

When the vehicle is traveling in zone 2, the operator sets the handle I15 in the other limiting position, so that the selective pawl mechanism is changed, pawl I51 being temporarily drawn out of position and, pawl I58 being located so as to control the operation of the mechanism. The sleeve I48, by this action, is also yieldingly secured against the ratchet I44 of the gear I42. In the operation of the mechanism in its altered condition, the turnstile is rotatable in a clockwise di rection as indicated by the designation In, in Fig. 9, to admit passengers free of charge, stops I31 urging the pawl I58, in this instance, out of the way against the action of its spring I9 0. However, the turnstile is locked by pawl I58 in a counterclockwise direction, so that, in order to exit through the same, it is necessary to insert the proper coin in chute 206 to cause the unlocking and counting mechanisms to function as heretofore described, the gear I42, in this instance, providing the means to rotate the crank I56 through ratchet I44 and engaging sleeve I48 with pin I52 and shaft I45. During the operation of the device by entering passengers, when the same is set in zone 2, the sleeve I48 moves longitudinally along the shaft I 45 away from the ratchet I44 under the influence of the resilient connecting piece I55. In the event that a penny has been employed to operate the turnstile, the finger 202, in returning to its normal position, will strike the hammer M6 on the bell 2| 6' to indicate this fact to the operator of the vehicle. When a transfer token is used, a similar action takes place in connection with finger 200, hams mer 2I5 and bell 2I5', the bell for indicating the token having a different tone than that for the penny.

The mechanism for permitting two passengers to enter or exit, as the case may be, through the turnstile for a single dime fare, operates in the following manner. The dime functions in connection with the unlocking finger 204 and associated mechanism in the same manner as the other coins to permit the first passenger to pass through the turnstile. During the return movement of the rotor containing the dime, the finger 263 is operated to move outwardly by the dime to cause the fare to register on the counting mechanism 2H1 through rod 2 Hi. When the pivotal connection for the finger 283 and rod 2M has been urged to its maximum extent, the same is engaged by the stop 246 on the arm 21?. Through the lip 226 and cam 225 on the finger 224, connected to the unlocking shaft ill, the finger proper is rotated sufficiently to secure the unlocking shaft Hi and associated mechanism in an unlocking position. The forwardly extending portion of the finger 224 momentarily stops the rotor l during its return movement after the same is clear of the stator, so that the dime drops through the opening I99 in the platform into the box I98. Inasmuch as the turnstile is secured in an unlocked position by means of the finger 224, the following passenger is able to pass through the same. This further movement actuates the rotor I 96 without the necessary coin or token, the rear portion 223 of the rotor striking the arm 229 and through lug 222, moving the arm 2!! so that the pin connecting the finger 263 and rod 2 I4 is freed, thereby allowing the same to return to a normal position under the influence of the spring 205.

Inasmuch as the inventive concepts herein disclosed may be embodied in other desired forms, various modifications of the illustrated improvements may occur to those skilled in the art and may be made without departing from the scope and purview of the invention, as claimed.

I claim as my invention:

1. A token controlled turnstile apparatus adapted to singly receive a plurality of different token denominations having, in combination therewith, mechanism for selectively positioning the tokens according to their denominations, a

counting finger for each of the selective positions for the tokens operable by the same during movement of the turnstile, a plurality of separate fare indicators, a counting mechanism for each of the fare indicators, and fare indicator selecting mechanism joined to said counting fingers adapted to urge the proper fare indicator and its corresponding counting mechanism into an operative position through movement of the token counting finger.

2. A token controlled turnstile apparatus adapted for use in fare zone transportation systems, comprising mechanism for selectively receiving a plurality of difierent token denominations, fare indicators for each of the zones of the system, a counter mechanism associated with each of the fare indicators, a fare indicator selecting mechanism having a plurality of adjustably extending gripping arms, the position of which with relation to the fare indicators is controlled by the operator, means for connecting said fare indicator selecting mechanism with the mechanism for selectively receiving the tokens so that during movement of the turnstile the gripping arm corresponding in relation to the token employed is actuated by the same to cause the proper fare indicator and counter mechanism therefore to move into an operative position.

3. A unitary turnstile apparatus adapted for use in fare zone transportation systems, including magazine retainers for tokens of difierent diameters for each of the zones of the system, mechanism, operable by the passengers entering through the turnstile, for dispensing the tokens, mechanism for receiving the tokens, operable by the passengers exiting through the turnstile, to indicate the correct fare for each passenger, and means, associated with said second named mechanism, for sorting and returning the tokens to the proper magazines after use.

WILLIAM J. KENNEDY. 

